Blues Support USA Hockey Symposium

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ST. LOUIS – After finishing as a finalist for the 2018 World Junior Championships, having five players selected in the first-round of the 2016 NHL Draft, announcing plans for a new youth hockey rink in Creve Coeur and a promise to invest $2 million to developing youth hockey in the area, it’s doubtful anyone would need more proof that St. Louis has become one of the biggest hockey hotbeds in the country.

But for those that remain skeptical, consider this: USA Hockey is hosting it’s National Hockey Coaches Symposium this week in the Gateway City.

“Being here at the coaches symposium is a real treat,” said Chris Zimmerman, the Blues’ President & CEO of Business Operations. “These are the people that really are youth hockey – the volunteers and certainly the highest level of coaches. Here we are in the summer, I’m sure many of them are starting their season soon, and they’re giving up a weekend to learn and better themselves. To have nearly 400 coaches from around the …

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